Two masters out of US, grad GPA 4.0, one top journal article published (single author), GRE math 170, Current UN staff. 0A/12R/2W/6P, I guess US degree really matters. Congrats to every offer holder

Two masters out of US, grad GPA 4.0, one top journal article published (single author), GRE math 170, Current UN staff. 0A/12R/2W/6P, I guess US degree really matters. Congrats to every offer holder

Email from program manager.

Email from DGA. CP subfield.

Had cosmology interest, not surprised since heavy observational background

Masters GPA 4.0

AP subfield, 4.0 grad gpa. 2a/1wl/3r/5p.

no gre. over 600 applications this year

It's probably one of the nicest rejections I have ever received. No hard feelings at all, best of luck to anyone who got in.Dear Nazgol, Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Program in English at Michigan State University. The Graduate Admissions Committee met recently to discuss each candidate’s application carefully, weighing the writing sample, personal and academic statements, letters of support, and overall academic profile. I’m sorry to report that you were not among the small group of applicants selected for admission for Fall 2025. This year we continued to see an increase in the number and quality of applications, making for an extremely competitive applicant pool. Because of budgetary compression and programmatic downsizing, we were compelled to accept a very small class. These are very difficult decisions, ones that we do not take lightly, and many promising candidates do not make it into the program in such a highly competitive environment. Please know that your work was read with care and discussed thoroughly during our meetings, and that I speak for the whole of the committee when I thank you for sharing your work with us. Warm regards,

Not the best fit, so I was already expecting rejection. Received an e-mail from the DGS mentioning that "The University of Michigan Political Science department received over 600 applications to our Ph.D. program this year. The pool was extremely competitive, and we were able to admit only about four percent of all applicants." The competition is crazy this year! 3a/1w/3r/5p

0A/2R/4P

CP. Grad GPA 4.0.